Berisha: Clinton assured me that the US will insist on the return of the former autonomy Clinton has promised Berisha Return of Kosovo’s autonomy Berisha: Clinton assured me that the US will insist on the return of the former autonomy President Berisha declared yesterday in an interview for Reuters that US President Bill Clinton had promised him he would exert pressure on Serbia for the return of Kosovo’s autonomy. Berisha said that Clinton told him in a meeting on Thursday that the US is monitoring the treatment of the population of Kosovo and that it will support the implementation of this population’s human rights. page 3

In his place, the list deputy Hysen Bajrami Yesterday in Parliament Arben Lika outside Parliament In his place, the list deputy Hysen Bajrami Once again without the participation of opposition deputies, the plenary session of the People’s Assembly continued yesterday. According to the attendance cards recorded by computer, 74 deputies were present. Without any problems, the draft laws “on an amendment to the law on the construction, administration, maintenance and use of the irrigation and drainage system”, “on the use and administration of stamps and taxes”, “on the issuance of passports for travel abroad and the granting of visas” and the draft law “on the ratification of the financial convention between the Republic of Albania, the European Investment Bank and the Port of Durrës for the project of the foundation of the Durrës ferries” were approved. Deputy Bahri Bregu, who took the floor at the end of the session, informed the deputies present on behalf of the Mandates and Immunities Committee that, at the request of PD deputies, in place of Arben Lika, convicted by the court for smuggling, will be the first next deputy on the multi-member list, Hysen Osman Bajrami. After the approval, the new deputy Bajrami took the oath of office. As is known, deputy Lika was arrested last year in Gjirokastër after a truck intended for humanitarian aid for the Democratic Youth Forum turned out, after inspection, to be loaded with cigarettes. A police operation in the Gjirokastër district led to the arrest of Lika and his assistants who were driving and accompanying the vehicle. After the trial in the first instance, he was sentenced to 8 years out of the 10 that was the maximum penalty for the criminal smuggling offense with which he was charged. Later, the Court of Appeal reduced the sentence to 3 years and the Court of Cassation reduced it again to 12 months. Lika was released a few days ago after serving the full sentence. The removal of Lika’s mandate now after serving his sentence, as some deputies have stated, stems from the Electoral Law and the Constitutional Law.

The judicial panel does not specify either the time or the date for delivering the decision Yesterday in the Constitutional Court The trial against Zef Brozi began The judicial panel does not specify either the time or the date for delivering the decision The examination of the Government’s lawsuit against the President of the Court of Cassation began yesterday at 09:00 in the courtroom of the Constitutional Court. The object of this case is the compensations issued by the President of Cassation against final decisions that are under the control of the Ministry of Justice in some of the bailiff offices of the districts, which has provided the substance for the Government’s lawsuit. page 2

Ahead of the elections, PD seeks to set criteria Yesterday’s politicians out of politics The law that PD seeks to impose is blackmail Will the politicians who were members of the former top nomenklatura of the dictatorship leave the political scene of ’96?! This is the idea conveyed by the Secretary General of PD, Mr. Tritan Shehu, with his words a few days ago at the round table of political parties and which yesterday at lunch was accompanied on Radio-Tirana’s microphone by reactions from the leaders of various political parties. page 7

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Three traffickers arrested by Greek police Three traffickers arrested by the Greek police CORFU - As reported by competent Greek sources, on Wednesday morning near Corfu, a maritime police patrol opened fire against an Albanian speedboat. The speedboat, on board of which there were 6 undocumented migrants who wanted to cross to the Greek coast, refused to respond to the patrol’s order to stop and increased speed. After a long chase, the Greek patrol opened fire in bursts and the bullets hit the speedboat’s engine, making it impossible to continue moving. Police sources report that three of those arrested are known to the competent authorities of Corfu, since in the last three months they have committed a number of thefts, of speedboats and speedboat engines. The arrested are: Murat Emini, 30 years old, Teme Shuaj-Pli, 28, and Arben Shabani, 25 years old. During this year, the police authorities of Corfu have seized 8 speedboats that had been stolen on the island and returned them to their owners. 10 Albanian citizens have so far been subject to criminal proceedings, while three groups that had carried out various thefts throughout the island of Corfu have been dismantled. BOB STOUN, Athens

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